Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-11

have been appropriated. All h cities AND
towns of Eastern Washington have re
sponded to the invitation and will send big
delegations.
THE SwITCHBACK.
GARRISON, June 7.-[Special to the Miner. J.
A large force of men is at work relaying the
switchback over the Mullan tunnel. Every
thing possible is being done to restore
traffic over thepass. Every available man
is employed, as there is a vast volume Of
perishable freight including live stock on
either side of the great bore. especially on
the east. The work of restoring the tunnel
progresses slowly on account OF the diff.
culties attending the business. False tim.
bering has been resorted to but as tho de.
bris falls from above it is wrecked.
Hardly is this preliminary timbering laid
until it is knocked out by the falling rock,
which is only held in place b. the PREACHER
Gus tale. which is good enough as mortar,
&C long as it is dry. But in a minute
it becomes wet from the sipage OF snow
from the surface, when it is like soap. A
full month will be required to restore the
ruin that has been wrought by the slide in
the tunnel.
b NEW TACOMA TRAIN.
TACOMA (W. T.) Special: The scheduled
trains will not begin to run over the main
line of the Northern Pacific railroad until
the 18th instant. The track. which was
Joined on top of the Cascade mountains at
6 O'Clock Wednesday night is now complete
from St. Paul to Tacoma. Trains across
the continent will reach the Puget sound
country first and thence g. to Portland,
the Northern Pacific giving up the use OF
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany's road from Wallula to Portland.
H PENNSYLVANIA SUITS.
PITTsBURG, June THE annual meeting
of the Pennsylvania Company, operating
lines west of Pittsburg, was held to-day.
The annual reports show a decided Increase
in the volume, both OF passenger and freight
business. A deficit of 1886 on 2,773 miles
operated $2OO,OOO as against 81, O94, 600
in 1885.
U. 4 N. GAUGE WIDENING.
Division Engineer Holbrook has full
charge OF the work of broadening the gauge
OF the Utah & Northern o going on. The
old 37-pound iron rail has been completely
replaced by 6O-pound steel rails. The
track has been nearly all tied with broad
gauge ties, ard the change will be ready to
effect upon the LIST of August. Spikes will
be driven in the ties along the whole length
OF the line, outside the standard gauge. and
defining it. Upon the day chosen force Of
men will be strung along the whole length
only have to draw the spikes at present
holding the new steel rails in their narrow :
place and slip the latter over to
wnere The spikes are now driven, which
VIII mold the rails on the outside, then
Drive IN spikes along the inner side Of the
rails and the track is finished.
hi ONLY BREAK.
I. L. Leslie, Assistant Superintendent,
and Mr.. Holbrook, Division Engineer Of the
IDAHO Division OF the Union Pacific, were
n town yesterday. Mr.. Leslie stated that
1t present the only break on the OREGON
Lin is between Haley and Ketchum
where 5 feet of track is washed ont +
arrangements have been made. however |
" which freight and passengers 90 THROUGH |
IN a stage line, a distan.e oil four or fye
niles. He said it was just marvellous the |
say bis force fought thei waters during the |
Use. Men were placed on every bridge dav |
nd night w%arding off the logs and trees
wept against them by the floods. The
,ater at Big Hole rose ten inches HIGHER
nan 1t had ever been known before. For
I've or eight miles it was practically a
Ike. The surface water has now all gone
own: The snow is melting off the ranges
there cannot be much danger from
nat cause. The sudden fall in temnera-
are was a Godsend to the road. as II the
eshet had continued two DAYS lonpe,
1ere would not have been a bridge between
and Eagle Rock.
MONTANA CENTRAL.
1he railroad grade at Woodville ia nro.
esslng rapidly and business in the little
is looming up. ,
Inc tunnel in the canyon is being pushad ]
rough expeditiously by the present con- l
actors. They are working from the Park
'nyon and Meaderville sides with 9. for.. =
200 men. =
lhe railroad survey, so far "a known
8 not been made south of the Silver Rov
IL Tor the Montana Central. the grade
viewer, crosses the Union at a point III, r
'tiy opposite Meadervjlle. The road hed l.
! be aid parallel to that of the Montana a
ion. "on'1n -
ne probability is that the Montana can- o1
raiiroad's new depot will be varv close ..
IN direct connection, to the denot ~
Utah & Northern.